40 Celebrities Humble Bragging About Seeing 'Hamilton'

When it comes to Hamilton, everyone falls into two camps: those who are dying to see the show (but can't because it's impossible to get a seat), and those who saw the show and won't shut up about it. Celebrities are no exception. They, too, come away from the 16-time Tony-nominated hip hop musical geeking out and singing their praises to the world. Here, Jennifer Lopez, Kerry Washington, Emma Watson, and more react to seeing the most popular production on Broadway.

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Barack Obama

"[Hamilton] reminds us of the vital, crazy, kinetic energy that's at the heart of America," POTUS, arguably the biggest fan of all, said. Not only was he among the first to hear the opening number back at the 2009 White House Poetry Jam, but he watched it twice in 2015 (even hosting a fundraiser at the show). In March 2016 he also invited the cast to the White House, where they performed and hosted workshops for local students–and let the President in on some freestyle action.

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Alicia Keys

"Just left #Hamilton. INCREDIBLY written piece of ART by the one and ONLY #Lin-ManuelMiranda!! SICKness!!🌟🌟🌟🌟 if you want to see something you never saw before run don't walk!! #wearelimitless!! #unboxable #canyoutellimintoit?💜💜💜👍🏽😍🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🎉🎉🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💥💥👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👌🏽👌🏽,"she shared on Instagram back in September 2015,

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Lena Dunham

"Love to hate things that others adore but Hamilton on Broadway is unimpeachably perfect. Wept, laughed, raged," the actress (pictured here with Aaron Burr actor Leslie Odom Jr.) tweeted in September 2015, "If every kid in America could see Hamilton they would thirst for historical knowledge and then show up to vote." She also called buying the cast album the "best $19.99 I ever spent."

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Jennifer Lopez

J.Lo called it "an AMAZING show" in her backstage Instagram from August 2015. She even documented her "really, really excited" self getting to the theater (running late) and hoping they don't start without her.

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Kerry Washington

"Saw @hamiltonmusical tonight. Love this man so much. Exceptionally brilliant night of theater across the board. Thank you guys," Washington shared in an Instagram in September 2015. She also tweeted, "The musical Hamilton is a #mustsee because it's life changing!"

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Janelle Monáe

"#HAMILTON. Incredible, from the Diverse, dynamic, & insanely talented cast to the writing & ILL band. Could go on & on. Pls support 🙏🙌 ," she tweeted in October 2015.

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Amy Schumer

"Love love loved @HamiltonMusical #greatforhiphopheads," she tweeted with this pic in October 2015. The comedian loved it so much she tried to convince Lin-Manuel Miranda to collaborate with her on a Betsy Ross musical for a skit on Inside Amy Schumer.

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Emma Watson

The actress, who watched the show in October 2015, is such a fan that she was not only inspired to try her hand at beatboxing while Lin-Manuel freestyled, but also sortedHamilton characters into Hogwarts houses.

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Neil Patrick Harris

Back in December 2015, the Tony Award-winner tweeted, "Took the family to @HamiltonMusical (2nd time for me). It's brilliance of another level. Makes me yearn to be that good. Thanks @Lin_Manuel!

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Aaron Paul

The Breaking Bad star watched the show in October 2015 and tweeted, "#Hamilton is the greatest musical that has ever been written. Thank you @Lin_Manuel for your genius. Go see it!!"

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Lea Michele

"Thank you to the incredible cast of @HamiltonMusical for one of the best nights on Broadway I've had in years! Bravo to you all!" she tweeted in September 2015. She's pictured here backstage with Jonathan Groff, her Glee and Spring Awakening co-star, who played King George.

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Oprah

After watching the show in October 2015, Oprah shared on Instagram, "WoW!WOW! WoW! What a thrilling experience to be in the presence of such Genius! Brilliance!" She's pictured here with Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Renée Elise Goldsberry who play the Schuyler sisters.

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Lupita Nyong'o

"Seen it twice and still haven't gotten enough of @HamiltonMusical. Lin-Manuel Miranda, #YouToldHistory unforgettably! Thank you. #runandgoseeit," the Tony nominee shared on Instagram in September 2015.

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Kristin Chenoweth

After seeing the show in October 2015, the Broadway vet shared this photo with the caption, "I was schooled tonight. #hamiltonmusical @hamiltonmusical u guys are today's operetta. Unbelievable." She also tweeted, "Can't sleep. I should be sleeping. But thanks to @HamiltonMusical I keep rapping in my sleep. Sheep!"

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Jay Z and Beyoncé

While they didn't share anything on social media when they attended in October 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda did recount a story from their visit backstage where Beyoncé told Jonathan Groff, "I'm stealing your walk. I love your walk," and even demonstrated it herself. In Beyoncé-world, that's a rave review.

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Kanye West

The rapper caught the show in February 2016 and, as Lin-Manuel recounted on an episode of Another Round, apparently sat in the second row with Kim Kardashian. At intermission, Kimye went backstage and Lin-Manuel told Kanye, "This whole show is about you, and [George] Washington's Jay Z." Kim's mind was blown, too, when she realized another parallel: "The three sisters!"

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Gabrielle Union

The actress (pictured here with other attendees Selena Gomez, Nick Cannon, Spike Lee, and Harry Belafonte) shared on Instagram, "What a wonderful musical, with an incredibly talented cast, left me perplexed!" and also tweeted, "Absolutely groundbreaking! Utterly amazing! Cast is incredible! Blown away & proud in a way that my heart is swollen w/ gratitude," when she saw the show in October 2015. Upon the Tony nomination announcements in May 2016, she celebrated by posting a Snapchat of herself singing along to the show's song, "Helpless."

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Tracee Ellis Ross

"Blown away by @HamiltonMusical–cast, story, music, set, lighting, everything! Just mind blowing! 🙌 🙌 🙌 ," she wrote in a tweet after seeing the show in May 2016.

The Oscar-winner, who watched the show in August 2015, loves the show so much she broke out into a song from the show, "The Room Where It Happens," during her speech at the 2016 Women in the World Summit. She changed the lyrics to, "Women are suddenly in the room where it happens, the room where it happens, the room where it happens" here at 15:57.

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James Corden

The 2016 Tony Awards host (pictured here with, yes, Matthew McConaughey in an "alright" hat) loves the show so much he performed part of the opening song on a February 2016 episode of The Late Late Show with Rosie O'Donnell (who's seen the show TWELVE times). "When I saw the show...I felt when they were bowing I felt like, no, no we should be bowing to them," he said, "It's an incredible show."

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Laverne Cox

"Thank you to the entire cast and crew of @HamiltonMusical for an inspiring afternoon of theater. Still in awe of the genius of @Lin_Manuel," the Orange Is the New Black star tweeted in December 2015.

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Selena Gomez

She attended the show in October 2015 and must've left a lasting impression on the cast because two of them later released a viral cover of her hit, "Good For You."

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Natalie Portman

"Best show ever. Thank you for moving me," the actress wrote on their Alexander Hamilton poster backstage.

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Mariska Hargitay

When a follower asked the Law & Order star if she had seen anything great on Broadway, she responded "Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton." Lin-Manuel later called her the show's "#1 fan" when he announced she'd be narrating part of the Hamilton audiobook that came out in April 2016. "Lin-Manuel's Hamilton enthralls me, and to think that I get to play a part in telling the story of how this masterpiece came into existence, it's really just a lot to take in," she said.

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Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens

The Grease Live! co-stars watched the show in March 2016. Hough shared on Instagram, "HAMILTON–speechless! Overwhelmed with emotion right now that I can't even talk about what I just witnessed without bursting in to tears! @lin_manuel and #tommykail #genius #thankyou @hamiltonmusical"

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Forest Whitaker

"@HamiltonMusical inspired & moved me to the core. It motivated my spirit and awakened parts of my soul! Don't miss it," the Oscar-winner tweeted in September 2015.

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Jimmy Fallon

"HAMILTON is a game changer. @Lin_Manuel brilliantly wrote the book, music and lyrics. I am in love with the cast," The Tonight Show host tweeted back in March 2016, before the show was on Broadway. He'd later invite Lin-Manuel to do a now-viral freestyle improv skit and get featured in his own #Ham4Ham pre-lottery drawing show.

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Trevor Noah

"Amazing. That's All!!!!!" he wrote on the Alexander Hamilton poster backstage. He also incorporated Hamilton into a segment on The Daily Show, joking about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders attending the infamously high-priced show on the campaign trail, "What if this whole running-for-president-thing was just a sham that Bernie planned to get Hamilton tickets? That would be so slick!"

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Usher

After attending the show in October 2015, the singer (pictured with George Washington actor Chris Jackson), was tapped for The Hamilton Mixtape album alongside Sia and Queen Latifah.

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